Epigram
English Meaning
A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character.
- A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation.
- A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement. See Synonyms at saying.
- Epigrammatic discourse or expression.